Honeywell’s cap to seal in Onondaga Lake toxins has broken loose three times

Syracuse, N.Y. — The layer of sand Honeywell has applied to the Onondaga Lake bottom to keep toxic mercury and other chemicals in place has failed at
least three times since 2012, spilling wastes onto areas of the lake that had been relatively clean.

“Essentially Honeywell’s cleanup efforts put contaminated muck into deep lake areas that didn’t have to be cleaned up,” said Alma Lowry, an environmental attorney working with the Onondaga Nation. “The stuff basically slid downhill like a landslide or avalanche.”